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Tamil and Telugu stars and directors collaborate for better cinema

While movies have always been dubbed in various languages and released, this is an interesting trend that seems to be finding favour with actors, directors and producers in both the Tamil and Telugu film industries.

BJP fumes over Bihar's former CM Manjhi for asserting that Lord Ram was a mythical character and 'not a god'

Manjhi had made the remark in Jamui district where he had questioned the practice of untouchability and pointed out that as per the epic Ramayana, Lord Ram partook of fruits offered by a forest-dwelling devotee, Shabari, whom Dalits consider a cultural icon

BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of questioning Lord Ram’s existence, calls him ‘chunavi Hindu’

The party was reacting to a recent public address during which Gandhi quoted a BJP leader as saying that he did not believe in reincarnation

Legends of the Ramayana review: Amish Tripathi's docuseries celebrates India’s pluralist cultural heritage

Legends Of The Ramayana is for those who delight in symbol and metaphor, and are willing to be struck by wonder even as they exercise their critical faculties.

How Amit V Masurkar's Newton draws from the geography of Ramayana to tell the story of India's tribal heartland

The jungle depicted in Newton happens to be Dandakaranya – the Forest of Punishment – where Ram, Lakshman, and Sita spent their days in exile, before their paths crossed with Soorpanakha and Ravan, kicking off the fabled war in the Ramayana.

In Ram's Taramani, a romance wrapped in social conflict makes way for reflections on memory

In the 2017 Tamil film Taramani, what makes the otherwise commonplace story of a toxic relationship unique is director Ram’s left-field perspective, which I had missed in my early viewings.

RED movie review: Ram-starrer is let down by inconsistent drama, lack of unified direction

RED is a story about two twins who can’t stand the sight of each other, and instead of focusing on the present, the film spends a significant amount of time explaining why they evolved into yin and yang.

Ravana in the Ram Rajya age: A look at cultures that revere the mythological figure

Several communities in India are resisting, both knowingly and unknowingly, the imposition of a universal telling of the Ramayana that seeks to deny their particular histories.

Ramayan, Mahabharat cast open up on newfound popularity among new generation, and what makes the epics resonate today

The primary cast of Ramayan and Mahabharat recall the days when they were worshiped, and celebrate the present days when they are being appreciated as actors.

President Ram Nath Kovind asks citizens to follow social distancing norms during Ram Navami celebrations

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday asked citizens to follow social distancing and other guidelines issued by the government during Ram Navami celebrations to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.